University of North Texas

The University of North Texas, informally also referred to as UNT or North Texas is a public university located in Denton, Texas. Denton is the flagship campus of the University of North Texas System, which also includes the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, the University of North Texas at Dallas, and the University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law scheduled to open in the fall of 2011.

With an enrollment of over 36,000 students, UNT is the fourth-largest university in the state by enrollment. The university is a member of the Federation of North Texas Area Universities, offering various graduate degrees in coordination with Texas Woman’s University and Texas A&M University-Commerce. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

UNT’s athletics program, known as the Mean Green, competes in thirteen NCAA Division I-A sports and has been a member of the Sun Belt Conference since 2001. The University’s traditional sports rival is Southern Methodist University, located in Dallas, Texas; the rival football programs traditionally play in the Safeway Bowl. The Mean Green is the latest conference champion in Men’s Basketball.

University of North Texas Rankings in 2010

• TOP 200 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IN 2010
• TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS RANKING IN 2010
• TOP 100 FINE ARTS COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• BEST MEDICAL SCHOOLS – PRIMARY CARE RANKINGS
• TOP 100 EDUCATION COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES IN 2010

University of North Texas Rankings in 2011

• POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
• 2011 TOP MUSIC SCHOOL RANKING

University of North Texas Tuition and Fees

Texas Resident

tate Mandated Tuition for Texas Residents is $50.00 per credit hour. State Mandated Tuition for Non-Residents is $360.00 per credit hour. Board Designated Tuition is $138.76 per credit hour.

Students enrolled in graduate courses are charged an additional Graduate Level Tuition of $50.00 per credit hour. Graduate students enrolled in graduate level courses do not pay the Undergraduate Advising fee of $3.25 per hour. Specific information regarding the mandatory fees is listed below.

School and Colleges of University of North Texas

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• Honors College
• College of Public Affairs and Community Service
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Information
• Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
• School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management
• College of Music
• College of Visual Arts and Design
• Toulouse Graduate School
• Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS)

University of North Texas News

• Undergraduate student selected for prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute summer research program - Wed, 16 May 2012
  Amy Schade was one of 61 students selected nationally for the summer research program.

• Beguiling season of dance and theatre at UNT features enchanting fairy tale, jazzy Shakespeare and more - Wed, 16 May 2012
  The fall season will feature Cinderella, a jazz take on Shakespeare's and the annual New Choreographers Concert.

• UNT faculty member selected for one-year position as National Science Foundation program director - Wed, 16 May 2012
  Shobhana Chelliah, a professor in the UNT Department of Linguistics and Technical Communication, has been selected as a rotator program director in the National Science Foundation's Documenting Endangered Languages Program.

• UNT to offer educational, entertaining summer programs - Wed, 16 May 2012
  Some of UNT’s popular offerings include a camp in which high school students learn about robotics, a program in which young musicians learn about mariachi music and a two-day program in which grandparents and grandchildren enjoy the college experience together.

• UNT expedition to recreate historic experiment and document once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event - Thu, 17 May 2012
  In 1769, British Capt. James Cook led an expedition to calculate the earth's distance from the sun. Nearly 250 years later a team from UNT will attempt to complete the experiment on June 5.

• UNT employee receives prestigious national award for service - Mon, 14 May 2012
  Jaime Blanton, a publications specialist for UNT, has landed the 2012 Outstanding New Professional of the Year award by the American College Personnel Association, a national merit given to those who have done influential work in higher education.

• $100K in Frank W. Mayborn Scholarships awarded to UNT students - Mon, 14 May 2012
  Ten students, all earning master's degrees in journalism, will receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year.

• Professional Development Institute at UNT launching private investigator certificate program - Mon, 22 Feb 2010
  UNT is simplifying the process required to become a private investigator with the state's first training program that will qualify participants for the Texas private investigator licensing exam.